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Explore adoption

Northwest Adoption Exchange provides support and resources to help navigate the adoption process and find permanent homes for youth in foster care.

Meet the youth

Youth in foster care want love, stability, and belonging.

Through adoption, you can give them the future they deserve. The youth we serve inspire us every day, and we know you’ll feel inspired by them too. Learn more about youth like Leilonei by visiting our youth profiles today.

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Our approach

Strength-based

We feature youth using positive language that honors their story and celebrates their potential, because we all deserve to put our best foot forward.

Youth-driven

Youth voices are important. We search for innovative ways for youth to tell their stories to potential adoptive families.

Fiercely optimistic

Our community can meet the need. We believe that every child can find the adoptive family they deserve.

Interested in adopting from foster care?

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Move forward on the path to adopt from foster care.

How to adopt

Learn how we can help.

Discover how we connect youth with adoptive families.

How we help